By drumming up xenophobia and nationalism, the ruling class uses the migrant crisis to blame anyone but themselves for falling living standards at home. In this talk from the recent Revolution Festival, Manon Powrie discusses the real causes of the refugee crisis.
From France to Italy, we’ve seen huge general strikes erupt against austerity and the continued warmongering of the European ruling classes. How can we build for such a strike here in Britain?
Former prime minister Tony Blair has risen from the dead to potentially oversee Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” in Gaza. The fact that this war criminal has anything to do with a so-called ‘peace’ plan exposes the cynical nature of the entire project.
Last Friday was incredible. A political general strike against the genocide in Gaza shut down Italy. It is an enormous source of inspiration and possibility, with the conditions which arose to such a strike not being unique to Italy. We must draw the necessary lessons.